The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1887-04-02
(Which He Did Thrice Re-
tuse'--The Mayorality
Candidacy.
bt appears Before the pcn,
'rnii" search Committee
Makes II speech.
"'i'rr I" k"nst in Anarchy Thnn
:" I'll" Rnnks of the RcpubIi
can Party.


'"ri"r Harrison
CHICAGO, April Whom the dam.
ocratlc nominating committee had
lsseiilblcd last night MAYOR Cartcr
Harrison entered. rhe sub-commi,tcc
OF iiVc reported that motw,tbstnndino
an uhtiring search they had been mn.
able TO find u suItrblc d,mocrat in
lho CITY VINO would accept the nomi-
nation for the mayorallty. Thcy haJ
asked almost everybody and could
make no recommendations Chairman
wentworth said there wn4 prcsrnt 4,
distinguished leader whose hammer
they had often followed 10 victnrv
ahd who would now be nblc to ay,in
command success il ne would NM
consent. II there were no obioction
ne would put motion TO make Mr.
Harrison their nominee The rospouao
was unanimous and onthusiasticallv
affirmative but hr IL tell upon tho
committee as Mayor Harrison arose.
hnn alter briefly reviewing his OIL.
clal record the lack of cncoiragemcnt
no had received from persons higb
III the party and the opposition to
iiiih oy thc entire press of the city.
he declined outright and
FoR rrE THIRD TIME.
Beioro rcsuming his sent Harrison
SAID rho republican papers have
Ocon calling upon the democratic
party TO put ont II ticket, II only to
ave tho city from sociaistic mayor.
In this way the daily press refers 10
the labor candidate. II the republi-
cans truly want this, then let them.
Withdraw the name of Roche, snl put
on their t.ckct the name of Carter llar-
risoll- cheers and cmculationa. beto>
kchlnB aualemcnl and llar-
rison Will beat Nelson by
majority Of 5,OO0 votes. II The
democratic party wanted to run
ticket to keep up the party organiza-
tioh, all right, but they should not
ito 1t to help Republicans"
Az BETWEEN
Roche aud Nelson, MIR. Harrison
favored Nelson the mbor candidate.
Nelson would last only iortwo vcara
whllo the republican nachinc, once in
Once, could not be ousted. II the
citizens of Chicago, irrespective of
party should say TO him "rm.' he
would do 30, not as republican, but
lac would run md be u democrat htill.
HARRISON ruEN LEFT
the room. After the conference had
recovered somcwhat from their sur
prise Chairman l0wcnthgl made "A
speech warmly iayOrlng citizens
The republicans knew
they would he defeated if they did
not Withdraw Roche II they could
tAka tho risk the democracy could.
lie moved the appointment OF an CT
ccntlvo committee of hvo to confer
with the rrcscntativos of the citi
cons organization should one DC.
vclop. The motion carried aud the
adjourned sine die.
LATER
Tho democratic search commit
lee has given up lts hunt for
'andidato for mayor, aud seems com
llct"ly dazed 10y last niRhps meeting.
Ilty Treasurer Divine claimed to-day
hat committee OF republicans WAS
-cady and anxious To confer with the
democratic committee, but the whcro.
'bouts or the identity OF this commit
co has not been diyulgcd
RULE OK Ruin,
Garter II llnrrlson'r "liule or Ruin"
pGcCh before the" search committee,n
ast night, has given much delight to
he laborlng classes, aud they are ia.
Iilant over the prospect it prom
sc- for the election OF the
ociali-tic candidate MIR. Chas Low
'nthal; chairman OF tho committee of
i've said that he was in hopes the
'itizens ticket would be in tho field
oon. The "movomcnt" no said,
must como however, from the other
ide 1t must be done quickly aud
'elievo II its done to-day you will
cc groat stanpedo to tho labor
'arty. know that Mr.. Harrison
would prefer to see the labor party
II Office rather than to- republicans"